Performance Analysis of DSR, AODV, FSR and ZRP Routing Protocols in MANET

Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) is a collection of mobile nodes that are arbitrarily located so that the interconnections between nodes are dynamically changing. In MANET mobile nodes forms a temporary network without the use of any existing network infrastructure or centralized administration. A routing protocol is used to find routes between mobile nodes to facilitate communication within the network. The main goal of such an ad hoc network routing protocol is to establish correct and efficient route between a pair of mobile nodes so that messages delivered within the active route timeout interval. Route should be discovered and maintained with a minimum of overhead and bandwidth consumption. This paper presents performance evaluation of three different routing protocols i.e. Dynamic Source Routing Protocol (DSR), Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector (AODV), Fisheye State Routing (FSR) and Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP) with respect to variable pause times. Performance of DSR, FSR and ZRP is evaluated based on Average end-to-end delay, Packet delivery ratio, Throughput and Average Jitter. KeywordsMANET, DSR, AODV, FSR, ZRP, Jitter, Throughput, Average end-to-end delay, Packet delivery ratio, Pause time.